Natasha Verma is joining New England Cable News and NBC Boston as a reporter, she tells New England One.
Natasha Verma is joining New England Cable News and NBC Boston as a reporter, she tells New England One.
Natasha joins NECN/NBC Boston from WBBH NBC 2 in Fort Myers, Florida where she has been a morning traffic anchor and reporter since June 2014.
"I am happy to announce I'm moving to New England where I'll be joining the on-air team at NBC Boston" Natasha said in a post on Facebook. "Looking forward to working with a talented team!"
Natasha received her M.S. with honors from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism at age 18. Prior to Columbia, Natasha graduated from the University of Texas with two degrees. She studied Broadcast Journalism and Biology (Pre-Medical).
Originally from Austin, TX, Natasha began her television career as the host of "Good Morning Texas," a talk show she developed and launched in 2009. She conducted a number of interviews with celebrities and influential figures including Will Ferrell, Rainn Wilson and Rachel Ray.
She was live from the red carpet at SXSW and Austin film premieres. The interview program was ultimately awarded "Best in Production" under her leadership and continues to air on TV.
While at Columbia, Natasha led a team of reporters in coverage of the 2012 Presidential Race. She was Editor-in-Chief of a series of investigations into the controversial redistricting project that impacted several long standing neighborhoods in NYC.
A few months later, she went out into Hurricane Sandy to bring live updates form the field as the storm progressed and left millions stranded.
Following the pivotal decision to allow women's boxing into the 2012 Olympics, Natasha began production on a documentary feature film titled "Hardy" that highlighted the inequality in pay for women in the sport.
Her film crew followed the inspiration life of world champion boxer Heather Hardy who trains at Gleason's Gym, home to Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali. She directed the film, conducted in-depth interviews with the sport's top boxers, promoters and coaches.
Apart from her broadcast career, Natasha finds meaning in giving back to the community. At the age of 11, she created a non-profit organization aimed at educating the youth about Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity by instilling health eating and exercising habits.
She co-executive produced a DVD on preventing the diseases and was named the "Youth Ambassador" for the American Diabetes Association. The DVD was sold nationally and all proceeds went to ADA for further research, education and prevention.
She is actively involved in the American Cancer Society as the ambassador. Natasha is a founder of the non-profit organization, Global Health Foundation.
Natasha joins NECN/NBC Boston on June 27.
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